SANDY LANE PRODUCTIONS
COMING HOME IN THE DARK
FEATURE FILM
GENRE: THRILLER
NZ THEATRICAL RELEASE: 12 AUGUST 2021
RUNNING TIME: 97m
A school teacher is forced to confront a brutal act from his past when a pair of ruthless drifters takes him and his family on a nightmare road-trip.
KEY PERSONNEL:
Director: James Ashcroft
Writers: Eli Kent, James Ashcroft
Producers: Mike Minogue, Catherine Fitzgerald, Desray Armstrong
DOP: Matt Henley
Production Designer: Kate Logan & Philip Gibson
Costume Designer: Gabrielle Stevenson
Make Up Designer: Michele Perry
1st AD: Robin Wilson
Location Manager: David Goldthorpe
Editor: Annie Collins
Supervising Sound Editors: John McKay & Matthew Lambourn
Composer: John Gibson
Cast: Daniel Gillies, Erik Thomson, Miriama McDowell, Matthias Luafutu
ANZ Distribution: Monster Pictures
International Sales: MPI
Production Company: Homecoming Productions Ltd
Made in association with Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
2021 Midnight, Sundance Film Festival
2021 Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam
2021 Cleveland International Film Festival
2021 Calgary Underground Film Festival
2021 Milwaukee Film Festival
2021 BIFAN Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
2021 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
2021 Chattanooga Film Festival
2021 Melbourne International Film Festival
2021 FrightFest UK
2021 Fantasia Film Festival Montréal
2021 HÕFF Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
2021 Lost Weekend Film Festival
2021 Eerie Horror Fest
2021
Winner Midnight Jury Award: Best Cinematography Midnight Feature Award - Matt Henley
Winner Narrative Feature Jury Awards: Best Narrative
Best Director - James Ashcroft
Best Supporting Actor - Matthias Luafutu
– Loudon Arts Film Festival
2021 Official Fantàstic Competition – Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
2021
Best Director: James Ashcroft
Best Script: James Ashcroft, Eli Kent
Best Actress: Miriama McDowell
– Terror Molins Film Festival Barcelona
2021 Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival
2021 Fancine Malaga Film Festival
2021 Best Director: James Ashcroft – Isla Calavera Film Festival Tenerife
2021 Cineuropa-Santiago de Compostella Film Festival
2022: Māoriland Film Festival